“Lawyers defending Donald Trump in his criminal trial in Manhattan rested their case on Tuesday after calling just two witnesses — neither of them the former president — setting the stage for closing arguments after more than five weeks of testimony,” the New York Times reports.
“But jurors are not expected to deliberate until after the Memorial Day holiday as the court deals with important business, including instructions that the judge will give the jury.
”“As he exited the courtroom, and raised his hand in a fist, Trump did not answer reporters’ questions about why he had not testified in the trial.”